Allison Quattlebaum, 18, Apex, NC

Tie-dye. Before leaving for college, my best friend and I had a tie-dying party. I brought along a pair of cream-colored toms and went at it. I've been wearing them a lot so they're a little broken in, but they're still as colorful and vibrant! They're the perfect pop to any neutral outfit, and I get tons of compliments when I wear them. Squirting the dye from the bottle on them gives them an artsy and abstract look.